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AMA SUPERCROSS CHAMPION • Supercross-championship winning performance and handling characteristics, carefully balanced for maximum performance on a variety of tracks. • Uquid·cooled engine features larger main and sub-exhaust ports and redesigned exhaust valve system for increased torque throughout the powerband, resulting in markedly stronger roll-oo acceleration. • Refined clutch plates improve clutch feel, and a revised clutch housing enhances durability. • Chromium.molybdenum steel. single·backbone, double-cradle frame is thoroughly refined. Steering head is relocated 5mm backward, steering bearing has a new seal cap for beller sealing, engine mounting brackets relocate the engine in the frame and additional reinforcements are added on the lank rail, resulting in improved straight line performance and more efficient power delivery on rough tracks. WORLD SUPERCROSS CHAMPION It was history in the making. No one had ever won both the AMA Supercross Championship and the World Supercross Championship in the same year. Until now - until Ricky Carmichael and his Suzuki RM250. The RM250 has the balanced combination of power and handling that lets local- and national-caliber riders get to the top of the podium. For 2006, the Suzuki RM250 has a range of modifications aimed at producing even smoother power delivery, and bumping performance across the powerband. But the changes don't end there. Its chassis and suspension are also thoroughly refined for crisper, more responsive handling, especially on rough tracks. So get on a new RM250 - and watch the competition try to play catch up. CYCLE OE!i16N 305 State Road Phillipston, MA 01331 (97B) i!49-i!i!44 TEAM BABBITT'!i 3712 Airline Road Muskegon, MI 49444 (BOD) Bi!4-330B WWW.BABBI'IT!iONUNE.mM BETTENCOURT !iUZUKI 31 So. Main Street W. Bridgewater, MA 02379 (SOB) 5B7-1701 MISSISSIPPI !iUZUKI CITY 211 Beauvoir Road Biloxi, MS 39531 (i!i!B) 594-BB10 MICHI6AI\I MISSOURI NICHOL!iON'!i 4405 Jackson Road Ann Arbor, MI 48103 (734) 769-9B15 ANOER!iON !iALE!i AND !iERVICE 1645 S. Telegraph Road Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 (i!4B) 858-i!300 58 OONNELL'!i MOTORCYCLE!i, INC17851 E. 40 Highway Independence, MO 64055 (816) 47B-9393 NEVADA CARTER POWER!iPORT!i 3535 West Tropicana Ave. Las Vegas, NV 89103 (70i!) 795-i!000 SEPTEMBER 21 2005 • CYCLE NEWS NEW YORK NORTH CAROLINA KIN6 CYCLE!i 657 Utica Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11203 (71B) T73-i!i!79 lWlN COUNTY MOTOR!iPORT!i 2800 N. Wesleyan Blvd. Rocky Mt., NC 27804 (i!5i!) 9n-i!191 NORTH END REPAIR, INC594 Rt. 3 Platlsburgh, NY 12901 (SIB) 563-43160 OHIO THOMA!i MOTOR!iPORT!i 1201 Route 112 Port Jefferson Station, NY 11776 (631) 58B-3399 6RIFFIN MOTOR!iPORT!i 3909 State Street Schenectady, NY 12304 (518) 381-4883 !iHIPP!i WHEEL!iPORT, INC. 7220 Dixie Hwy Fairfield,OH 45014 (BBB) 615-5705 HONDA EAST !iUZUKI 1230 Conant Street Maumee, OH 43537 (419) 891-1i!30 (877) 437-1631 ANOREW!i !iUZUKI 13134 Rt. 62 Salem, OH 44460 (330) 33i!-8534